SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-31T16:13:38-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsChingzilla on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012Chingzillaurn:uuid:1d570e18-7613-c689-d3ff-fed83b6ae27b2012-04-26T20:47:00-06:00<p>Alright, just signed up. I&rsquo;m sure I will go down in the 1st round, but hey, I just moved to Colorado and could go for meeting some fellow hobbiest.</p>Customer #319588 on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012Customer #319588urn:uuid:0e97d600-221e-360f-7c54-5480e601900f2012-04-23T12:28:04-06:00<p>I was wondering&hellip; Is it o.k. to bring our microscopes? What is going to be the small components that are used? Will there be (O402) or (0201)surface mount parts?</p>dRudRu on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012dRudRuurn:uuid:02d82117-53b6-1a42-1eaf-a16c1329812e2012-04-19T10:42:56-06:00<p>Really? A functional joint is not always a reliable joint. Shouldn&rsquo;t you want the quality of the joint to be a larger factor? You should be using IPC-610 requirements as part of your judging criteria. The judging should be weighed across:</p>
<p>1) 30% Time to complete the task</p>
<p>2) 30% Appearance of joints</p>
<p>3) 20% Quality of joint</p>
<p>4) 20% Functionality of completed project</p>MountainMateo on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012MountainMateourn:uuid:c8e2a174-35f4-63d1-0331-5465019dab612012-04-03T15:59:44-06:00<p>Expanding this outward from Colorado is the ultimate goal. We&rsquo;ll see how year #1 goes first. But things could really ramp up next year if we can convince ESPN8 (the Ocho) that this is an event they need to be covering&hellip;</p>MountainMateo on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012MountainMateourn:uuid:0b7f28d1-75af-dd4c-1a52-c468af4870cc2012-04-03T15:56:29-06:00<p>Sounds like someone may be ready for a move to the Rockies!</p>MountainMateo on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012MountainMateourn:uuid:4168e707-3c28-0090-e830-7a6ac24a7dd22012-04-03T15:54:11-06:00<p>Chris, sorry for the slow response. I have not been monitoring this page as often as I should be. Functionality will determine &ldquo;passing&rdquo;. Though we take pride here in the aesthetic quality of our solder joints, we know that the look of those joints matters little if what you&rsquo;ve built up does not work! So just make it work&hellip;!!</p>MostThingsWeb on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012MostThingsWeburn:uuid:4882a094-93ed-3de9-515d-2bc3a78c78952012-03-28T16:20:57-06:00<p>What the hell am I doing here on the other side of the country?</p>WKUadam on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012WKUadamurn:uuid:17215b34-d093-488c-5add-6bd0fec4c5792012-03-26T18:32:41-06:00<p>to bad its nearly 19 hours to Colorado from Kentucky, I&rsquo;d love to give this a try but even IF i won that prize money would hardly cover the gas to get there. LOL</p>c17657 on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012c17657urn:uuid:66970f31-3384-e2a9-a9e0-4f0b829471602012-03-12T02:28:57-06:00<p>How about a &ldquo;multitasking&rdquo; heat in which the competitior must A: assemble the kit, B: teach users how to change the font in an Excel doc, C: label the dialing procedures for a satellite phone, D: change the cyan cartridge in a printer (ONLY THE CYAN), E: text there girlfriend/boyfriend with a good excuse why they will be late to dinner, F: balance their checkbook, etc. Welcome to my world. :)</p>CF on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012CFurn:uuid:53fa384c-f370-677d-555c-6b07489de3c12012-03-09T13:20:12-07:00<p>What is considered a &ldquo;passing&rdquo; entry? Does it just have to work, or are we graded by how good it looks?</p>mossmann on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012mossmannurn:uuid:d58bd979-7e7e-7640-1cad-b35f890d77bb2012-02-22T17:46:28-07:00<p>This is going to be fun! I am competing and will give a <a href="http://greatscottgadgets.com/throwingstar/" rel="nofollow" >Throwing Star LAN Tap Kit</a> to anyone who beats me. Bring it!</p>d w on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012d wurn:uuid:bed945d9-5db1-7453-912b-3fb4b7ee07062012-02-15T17:43:32-07:00<p>.</p>bbotany on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012bbotanyurn:uuid:4d7a6663-18dd-75b0-9d5f-6e975735b8ad2012-02-15T15:41:19-07:00<p>&lt;pondering&gt;This may could be a fun way to determine if I want to drop coin on a variable temperature iron, or on more IC&rsquo;s!</p>
<p>(yes, the pondering tag is still open&hellip;)</p>PaulS on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012PaulSurn:uuid:1e6232c1-ebf9-c408-e2e1-90c76c6455252012-02-15T12:57:25-07:00<p>Looks like it has been fixed, or I was just being crazy.</p>MountainMateo on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012MountainMateourn:uuid:8d4c0400-c75f-fb26-5e84-3b4edc362d892012-02-15T12:38:47-07:00<p>You shouldn&rsquo;t have to. At checkout, there is only 1 option for shipping (None = Free). At least that&rsquo;s what I got when I just went to register&hellip;</p>PaulS on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012PaulSurn:uuid:0801c46c-d9f3-abb5-7fe6-26d29ccb106b2012-02-15T12:13:56-07:00<p>Great! But why do I have to pay shipping to enter?</p>julienj on CLS-11126 - SparkFun Soldering Competition 2012julienjurn:uuid:43b6aa2c-4724-d2e4-808e-6910203ed6cb2012-02-15T10:22:57-07:00<p>Awesome idea! I wish I lived a little closer to you guys&hellip;</p>